Ah, well I haven't completely dissapeared from the face of this earth! Excited for Superbowl Sunday?
A longer chapter for my wonderful readers...
I like to mix in some Spanish here and there, so if you don't know what I'm saying, GoogleTranslate is extremely helpful!
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Fortune sides with him who dares
Virgil
Alice and I squeezed Rosalie Hale in a tight hug before she trotted off to her rental car.
"You're welcome anytime, Rose," Alice shouted, waving goodbye to her.
"I wish I could stay, but I have to meet Edward while I'm here. Darn sibling taking up all my time," Rosalie waved back, the fondness for her brother obvious in her tone.
"I'll see you tomorrow for lunch, babe" I added last minute as Rosalie nodded her confirmation.
As her car drove away, I turned to see Alice dashing up the stairs of our shared townhouse. Laughing at her excitement, I closed the front door, locked it, and followed her up at a more reasonable pace.
Alice was darting around in her walk-in closet at vampire-like speed.
"Whoa there, Alice, take it easy," I reassured my panicking best friend.
"Oh Bella, I just feel," Alice said dreamily, "I just know he's the one!" Alice resumed her frantic attack on her wardrobe, looking for the perfect clothes for her first date.
"Alice—you're date is tomorrow morning," I exclaimed loudly, "so relax! You're stressing out way too much." I managed to catch the arm of the Alice Tornado and gave myself an inner fist pump. After giving her a long look, Alice huffed, throwing herself on her bed in resigned unhappiness. I ambled towards her, sat down on the bed, and pat her arm reassuringly.
"Tell me, Alice," I pushed in what I hoped was a comforting tone. "I've never seen you so nervous for a date before." Alice removed her head from her feather pillows and flipped around to face the ceiling. I pulled my legs up to the bed Indian style, and waited for her response.
"I was bringing my dear cousin Edward lunch one day when he introduced me to Jasper Whitlock. Edward has a lot of clients that want to remodel and redesign the home they buy. Edward needed an architect to meet those demands, something he didn't realize until after he started the business. Edward and Jasper were roommates at Dartmouth, so Edward offered Jasper the job of an architect at Cullen Real Estate. Of course, Jasper accepted," Alice rambled.
"The day I met Jasper, Bella, something clicked inside of me. I'm going to sound like such a sap," Alice admitted, "but I honestly felt like I'd been missing something my whole life and that very thing I was missing was Jasper. So when I said goodbye to Jasper that day—even if I had spent only five minutes talking to him—I felt like I had waited an eternity for that day. He completes me."
Alice took a shaky breath, and my hand automatically rubbed her shoulder soothingly.
"Today, I talked to him for a little longer—and he asked me on a date," Alice added in a small voice. "I think he feels it too."
The pregnant pause in the room was all I needed before I burst into cheers of happiness.
"Alice—you're soulmates!" I announced, jumping up and down on the bed.
"But these feelings are so," Alice shook her head, "so overwhelming."
"It's true love, Alice," I squealed, making kissy faces and noises. "And you haven't even gone on a date with Jasper." Alice propped herself up on the bed.
"Get ready Alice. We need to go to the mall ASAP," I announced, grabbing Alice by the hand.
"To go shopping for the perfect outfit?" Alice asked, snatching her purse. I stopped her and stared at her.
"Of course not, silly. That's long past," I said, laughing at her. "To buy you a wedding dress, Alice!"
We burst out laughing at the same time, and I poked her in the stomach.
"We'll be doing that soon enough," I declared, looking at Alice, "because I just have a feeling it's in the near future."
The next morning, Alice and I drove to the mall. I immediately spotted Jasper Whitlock at the ticket booth.
"He stands out like a sore thumb, Alice," I whispered as we both walked towards him. It was true; high-school couples all stood in line for the newly-released chick flick while this blonde, surfer-looking guy nervously played with the buttons on his shirt.
"He totally thinks I'm going to stand him up," Alice giggled, checking her watch to make sure she was fashionably late, "but check him out, Bellarina. He's so hot."
And he was. I wasn't going to argue with that. He had that patented, blonde hair, blue-eyes thing going on, but he looked like a genuinely down-to-earth and nice guy. I could see why Alice was attracted to him. Of course, even he couldn't amount to Edward's hotness…
"Bella," Alice slapped me, "snap out of it. I'm going in." I nodded at her and we both started laughing as we walked towards the ticket booth.
"Oh there you are, Jasper!" Alice called out to a relieved-looking Jasper. "Sorry I'm late. Bella's such a terrible driver."
"Alice," I muttered under my breath, "we took a cab here." I kept up my fake smile, which morphed into a real one as Alice realized her faux-pas. Alice latched onto Jasper's arm and looked up at him.
"Jasper, this is Bella—my sister from another mister—and Bella, this is Jasper," Alice introduced us.
"Hello Jasper," I chuckled as I offered him my hand, "It's great to finally meet you. Alice has been eating my ear off."
"It's charming to meet you too," Jasper replied in a Southern drawl. I snickered at his obsolete answer, but was surprised to hear a Southern accent. Alice looked like she wanted to eat Jasper, and I wasn't surprised to see him return the look.
"Well, I know you and Alice have a movie to see, so I won't bother you any longer. Alice, call me so I can give you a ride home, okay," I said, not wanting to see them suck face. "I'll talk to you later, Jasper."
After waving goodbye to the two of them, I fished my phone out of my bag and called up Rosalie Hale.
Rosalie and I sat at the food court, exhausted. Our bags from Chanel, Nordstrom, Gucci, and Burberry surrounded us.
"Rosalie, girl," I laughed, "you're loaded."
"And don't I know it, Ella," Rosalie laughed. I swear that girl had more credit cards than I had shoes.
"I'm definitely not carrying all these bags back to my car," I declared, refusing to move.
"What a brat," Rosalie retorted.
"Look who's talking," I replied, enjoying our playful banter. Rosalie, rolling her eyes, dug around her bag for her phone and started texting.
I had met Rosalie just last night, but we immediately hit it off. She was a curvy, tall, blonde beauty with bright blue eyes. Standing next to her would do terrible things to any girl's self-esteem. Beneath that frigid exterior, Rosalie had the kindest heart I had ever known. Alice, Rosalie, and I immediately bonded, and I knew that our friendship would last the test of time.
"I've gotten someone to carry our bags," Rosalie said nonchalantly.
"Wow, new servant Rose?" I asked, feigning surprise.
"Yeah, you know, same old, same old," Rosalie mocked, holding her napkin with her pinky high in the air, "but here he is!"
"Yo, brother, over here!" Rosalie shouted, waving her hand up in the air.
I turned around to see the Adonis peering at me. Rosalie only had one brother…
"Bella, fancy seeing you here!"
A/N: Busy weeks, again. Edward's up next-Have no fear! Prince Charming is here!
Clearing up nicknames for Bella:
Emmett: Belly
Alice: Bellarina
Rosalie: Ella
Charlie: Bells
Edward, Jasper, and the rest of Humanity: Bella
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